III National Congress of Neurologists, Psychologists and Narcologists of Ukraine

III National Congress of neurologists, psychologists and narcologists of Ukraine took place in Kharkiv on July 3-5, 2007.

The Congress was organized by scientific and practical society of Neurologists, psychologists and narcologists of Ukraine together with the Institute of neurology, psychology and narcology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine. Its main topic was “Precautions and rehabilitation in neurology, psychology and narcology”.

The opening speech was delivered by Prof. P. B. Voloshyn, MD, PhD (Head of the scientific and practical society of neurologists, psychologists and narcologists of Ukraine, Honored worker of the Ukrainian science and technology, the Ukrainian State Prize laureate).

The scientific reports of the participants were dedicated to diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation and precautions of the following diseases:

vascular disorders of the brain;

multiple sclerosis;

epilepsy;

infectious diseases of nervous system;

neurodegenerative diseases of nervous system;

vertobrogenic pathology of nervous system;

cognitive disorders in psychoneurology;

depressive disorders;

first psychotic episode.

In the frameworks of National Congress was held VIII International Ukrainian-Bavarian Symposium under the topic “Medical and social rehabilitation of children with disabilities”. For more than 10 years this scientific forum gives the opportunity for scientists and professionals in pediatric neurology, pediatric psychology and rehabilitation not only from Ukraine and Germany but also from Russian Federation, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Baltic States, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Sweden to share their work and ideas.

The professionals of the International Clinic of Rehabilitation also took part in Congress and Symposium. On the plenary session deputy director of the ICR I. P. Margosiuk (MD) presented report “Integral approaches in the intensification of the rehabilitation process”. The materials of the joint report “Correction of the motor speech disorders in children with spastic forms of cerebral palsy” were presented by M. O. Babadagly, MD, scientific consultant of ICR on the section sitting.